He’s posted raps on YouTube, put some tracks together in a New York recording studio and taped a hilarious Wimbledon rap for a British red-top.

Here’s his ode to Andy Roddick: “Roddick is the hottest product, After I played him, I needed an antibiotic, He’s not robotic, But he’s patriotic, I had a thought in my head, he hit a serve and I forgot it, Roddick, If he’s in a tournament, you boycott it.” Telegraph

I managed to catch part of 2 episodes of this show. I can’t compare it to other similar dating shows, because I haven’t watched them - but this sure is cheesy. I can’t figure out why Mark would sign up for this - based on the onslaught of older women I had to kick out of secure areas when I worked the Miami tournament, it is purely for publicity/money/etc.

His search for a soul mate has led Philippoussis to reality television, where he is the main man in a show on NBC called “Age of Love.” It is a show on which Philippoussis is trying to find love among 13 women. The twist is that the women are ages 21 to 48, with the younger group nicknamed “kittens” and the older set called “cougars.”

Let’s see. He is 30 and not long ago dated a girl he reportedly met while she was still in high school. Do you think a kitten or a cougar will be there at the finish?

Philippoussis has his own nickname on the tennis circuit. He has been called “Scud” because he possesses one of the biggest serves in tennis. Like many of those big serves, this venture into television land missed its mark. Ratings for the first week of the program — it debuted June 18 — showed that the Scud is a dud with the viewing audience.

Despite following the popular “Deal Or No Deal” show in its debut, “Age of Love” was no big deal, coming in third on network TV in its time slot the first week. It was beaten out by a pair of repeat sitcoms — Two And A Half Men and How I Met Your Mother — and Hell’s Kitchen, an LA-based reality show. Week two wasn’t much of an improvement. Herald Tribune

Apparently, Richard Williams thinks that his opinion still matters. And sadly, people are still printing it. And then blogging about it.

These comments were made after her first Wimby match.

“It’s good she got through the match, but she looks like she’s playing a little hurt. I don’t think she should be playing. I told her she shouldn’t,'’ her father and coach, Richard, said after watching the match.

Then, with a laugh, he added: “You’ll have to ask her about what the injury is or I might lose my job for talking.'’ MSNBC

Serena later acknowledged that she is having hamstring problems. My bet is that her play and results will be as unpredictable as always.

Federer’s immense talent has drawn him within striking distance of breaking records that define greatness. But the historical outlook changes. A French Open title would have kept him in pursuit of a calendar-year Grand Slam, and had him taking dead aim at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open to complete the feat not achieved by any man since Rod Laver in 1969.

But on the final Sunday of the Paris fortnight Nadal said sorry, Roger, no Grand Slam for you this year. For the third straight year Nadal went about his business with perfection at the French Open, remaining unbeaten in his three appearances at the clay-court major and upping his Roland Garros record to 21-0 by beating Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the men’s singles final.

It was another four-set failure on dirt to Nadal for Federer, just like in the 2006 final and the 2005 semifinals. Federer isn’t the least bit upset that he won’t have to even look at a clay court until next spring, much less step on one.

After the Paris loss, it’s forget Laver. Now Federer stalks Borg, the last man to win five consecutive Wimbledons, from 1976 -1980. Federer (2003 - 2006) and Pete Sampras (1997 - 2000) are on four. Borg sought but failed to catch an English ancient, Willie Renshaw, winner of six in a row more than a century ago (1881 - 1886). But this tournament isn’t Federer’s…yet. There are 127 other guys at the Big W, and not many of them give a damn about history or Federer’s private struggle with matching or making it. MSNBC

I think this year has shown that more than ever, Feds isn’t perfect. This may seem like fact to most of us NOW, but for the last few years the press and fanboys have been building Feds up into an invincible player. While I don’t want to downplay his achievements, it is important to remember that nothing lasts forever. That said, I think the criticism of Feds post-Roland Garros was right on - he said he had a game plan to beat Nadal, but no one can figure out what the heck it was.

Yes, he plays better and has better game plans on grass. While I think it is likely that he can take this championship (again), I do think there are opportunities that may not have existed in the past or may not have been as obvious to exploit.